A comparative study of distributed learning environments on learning outcomes

Information Systems Research

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 404-415

  Alavi, Maryam ^a   Marakas, George M ^b   Yoo, Youngjin ^c  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Distributed Learning; Learning Assessment; Learning Models; Technology Supported Learning

Indexed keywords

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; DISTRIBUTED COMPUTER SYSTEMS; ELECTRONIC MAIL; INFORMATION ANALYSIS;

DISTRIBUTED LEARNING (DL);

LEARNING SYSTEMS;

EID: 0036909956     PISSN: 10477047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/isre.13.4.404.72     Document Type: Article

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